The work flow of AR invoice to AP Supplier? (Urgent)

Question

Hi Experts,
I am a new user of oracle finanical. There are some urgent issues I need to solve and I could not able to find in Google. Hope someone can give me a helping hand.
We are on 11i (Oracle Financial modules only: GL/AP/AR/FA), I want to ask about how to make the work flow of AR invoice to AP Supplier (e.g. promotion fee).
1. Should we create a customer account and make a invoice in AR for AP Supplier?
e.g. create a AR invoice
DR Receivables $1000
CR Revenue $1000
2. Could we settle/match the AR invoice in AP outstanding as requested by AP Supplier?
And if yes, how to do it and please tell me the detail work flow? And if not, any solution?
Thanks
Sam

Answer 1

Hi Sam.
When you run the Supplier Customer Netting Report you may find that:
-The balance is in your favor.
-You have to pay to the supplier.
For both cases you should create a Bank Account to address the netting operations.
Let’s suppose you face the following situation:
-Customer’s balance is $500
-Supplier’s balance is $600
In this case you have to pay $100 to your supplier.
Using the netting Bank Account record a receipt of $500 and apply it to your customer invoices:
DR     Netting Bank Account     $500
CR     Receivables          $500
Your customer’s balance is now zero.
Record a debit memo in AP against the supplier:
DR     Liability
CR     Netting Bank Account     $500
Your supplier’s balance is now $100.
Issue a payment in this amount using your normal bank account.
DR     Liability          $100
CR     Cash          $100
Your supplier’s balance is now zero. Netting has been done. Check the Cash Account used on the netting Bank Account on a regular basis. If the balance is not zero then something is wrong.
Octavio